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[Cost estimates to dig a canal]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08440 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: circa 1790 Pagination: 1 p. ; 10.1 x 19.3 cm. Order a Copy

Estimates labor costs to build a 90 mile canal with 60 locks at "386.400" dollars. Estimates it would take 1,000 men about 2 years to complete.

The New Nation, 1783-1815
Canals
Infrastructure
Transportation
Finance
Labor
The Early Republic

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